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Report: 42% of Tennessee-Ohio State tickets sold on SeatGeek have gone to Tennessee residents

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11 months ago

December 17, 2024

Report: 42% of Tennessee-Ohio State tickets sold on SeatGeek have gone to Tennessee residents

A leaked presale code last week allowed Tennessee fans to get a jump on buying tickets for the College Football Playoff First Round game Saturday night at Ohio State.

The sales haven’t slowed down on the secondary market.

According to Awful Announcing’s Ben Koo, 42% of resold tickets on SeatGeek have gone to Tennessee residents.

Updates on the botched OSU playoff ticket sale…
1- Per @SeatGeek “42% of tickets resold on the platform have gone to Tennessee residents”
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2- Professional resellers holding a huge amount of tickets. Prices quickly dropping (get in price now under $200) pic.twitter.com/PG1bxWpJz5
— Ben Koo (@bkoo) December 16, 2024

No. 9 Tennessee (10-2) and No. 8 Ohio State (10-2) are scheduled for an 8 p.m. Eastern Time start Saturday night at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. The winner will advance to face No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day.

It’s the first appearance for the Vols in the College Football Playoff and the first time Tennessee has played at Ohio State.

The Vols were given an allotment of 3,500 tickets, as mandated by the College Football Playoff. Ohio Stadium has a capacity of 102,780.

Ohio State AD: ‘Don’t sell your tickets. Tennessee fans, they’re rabid fans.’

Koo estimated that Tennessee fans could fill 18-22% of the Ohio Stadium crowd and that fans of “usual visiting teams” take up 5-12% of the stadium.

Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork went on Columbus radio last week and asked Buckeye fans not to resale their tickets to Tennessee fans.

“Don’t sell your tickets,” Bjork said during an appearance on The Fan 97.1-FM WBNS. “Tennessee fans, they’re rabid fans. They are going to invade the Shoe. Let’s make sure we don’t have as much orange in there as people think.”

The get-in price as of Tuesday morning was as low as $142 on StubHub. The Ticketmaster presale code ‘OSUFB’ leaked online last week, when tickets were put on sale for Ohio State fans. The leak ended with Tennessee fans and ticket resellers getting a head start on the ticket market.

Head coach Josh Heupel said Monday he wasn’t surprised to hear of so many Tennessee fans buying tickets for the game.

“Not with this fanbase,” Heupel said. “It’s a nice, short drive up there. Christmas is right around the corner. It’s a great Christmas present.”

Ryan Day: ‘Our fans are invested in this in a big, big way.’

Tennessee is coming off a 36-23 win at Vanderbilt to end the regular season on November 30, punching a ticket to the new 12-team College Football Playoff. Ohio State lost 13-10 at home to rival Michigan, losing out on a chance to play in the Big Ten championship game and earn a bye into the quarterfinals.

The Vols and Buckeyes have met just once in football, with Tennessee winning 20-14 in the 1996 Citrus Bowl in Orlando.

“It’s just exciting for our fans,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Monday of the first home playoff game. “And just like our players, our fans are invested in this in a big, big way. So it’s going to be an exciting day, exciting night, 8 o’clock kickoff. And then this week of work for us is going to just continue to build to Saturday.”

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First Alert Forecast: Much colder air returning to Middle Tennessee

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4 hours ago

November 26, 2025

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First Alert Forecast: Much colder air returning to Middle Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Be ready to bundle up the next few days.

NEXT 24 HOURS

A mild start to our Wednesday, with many of us in the 50s, and no major weather issues as we head out the door early today.

This afternoon will be mostly sunny and breezy with temperatures in the mid-50s and winds gusting over 20 mph at times.

Tonight will be much colder, with temperatures dropping into the 30s.

Full weather forecast for Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky with meteorologist Stefano DiPietro.

TODAY’S FORECAST

MORNING – Mild and breezy. Temperatures in the 50s.

AFTERNOON – Staying breezy with winds gusting as high as 25 mph. Mostly sunny. Temperatures in the mid-50s.

EVENING – Partly cloudy. Getting colder quickly. Lows in the 30s.

THANKSGIVING FORECAST

MORNING – Cold start. Partly cloudy. Temperatures in the 30s.

AFTERNOON – Very chilly and breezy. Highs in the mid to upper 40s. Wind gusts near 20 mph.

EVENING – Mostly clear. Even colder. Lows in the 20s.

FRIDAY’S FORECAST

MORNING – Frigid and frosty start. Temperatures in the 20s.

AFTERNOON – Staying chilly and mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 40s.

EVENING – Mostly clear, staying cold. Lows in the 30s.

WEEKEND OUTLOOK

Clouds increase on Saturday, but we’ll stay dry with temperatures in the low to mid 50s. Showers and even some rumbles of thunder move in Saturday night and into Sunday morning.

As of now, we do not expect severe weather. Rain will taper off by Sunday afternoon with highs staying in the 50s.

NEXT WEEK

Dry and chilly on Monday under a partly sunny sky with highs in the mid to upper 40s.

We’re closely monitoring a storm system for next week that will bring rain, and potentially even some wintry weather to parts of the Midstate.

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Tennessee Football Wide Receivers Make History Against Florida

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23 hours ago

November 25, 2025

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Tennessee Football Wide Receivers Make History Against Florida

Tennessee wide receivers coach Kelsey Pope during the first day of Tennessee football practice at Anderson Training Facility in Knoxville, Tenn. on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022.
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Traveling Seahawks Fans Provide ‘Incredible Atmosphere’ In Tennessee

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2 days ago

November 24, 2025

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Traveling Seahawks Fans Provide ‘Incredible Atmosphere’ In Tennessee

It’s not unheard of for Seahawks fans to make their presence known on the road, particularly if their team is closing out a victory in the final minutes and the home fans have begun making their exit.

Hearing loud “SEA-HAWKS!” chants throughout the stadium in the first quarter of a road game, however, is unusual. But that was the case in Sunday’s win over the Titans, with Seahawks fans often overpowering the home crowd at Nissan Stadium.

Seahawks fans were also out and about in downtown Nashville throughout the weekend, with it being a common occurrence to hear one fan offer a “Go Hawks!” to another passing fan in Seahawks gear while walking down Nashville’s famed Broadway Street.

“I just wanted to shout out our 12s,” Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said Monday. “Man, it was an incredible atmosphere. I have some friends that live in Nashville that were telling me that the downtown scene was just filled with Seahawks fans everywhere. People flying in, all the planes were filled with Hawks fans. I tell you what, there were some great moments throughout that game where you could feel the energy generated from the 12s on our sideline. I know our guys really appreciate it, and I just want to say thank you for making the effort and all the enthusiasm. It was really a sight to see. It’s something that’s pretty rare. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that in my career, just that amount of fans on a road trip. So, thank you.”

Players felt the fans’ presence in the game as well, with linebacker Drake Thomas saying, “It was awesome. It was like a home game.”

The Seahawks have become one of the league’s best road teams in recent years, winning 12 of 14 road games under Mike Macdonald dating back to last season, and while there are a lot of factors behind that that have to do with how the team travels and prepares for road games, having a fan presence in those games also gives players a boost. And never was that more true than on Sunday when Seahawks fans took over Nashville.

“That was one of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen, them traveling from all over,” Macdonald said Monday morning during his weekly appearance on Seattle Sports 710AM. “…I’ve never heard anything like that before, and they were incredible yesterday, just came out in waves.”

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